Bunnelby (Pokémon)

For Pokémon GO information on this species, see the game's section.
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This article is about the species. For a specific instance of this species, see Bunnelby (disambiguation).

Bunnelby Digging Pokémon ホルビー Horubee #0659 Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Type Normal Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
Abilities Pickup or Cheek Pouch Cacophony Cacophony Huge Power Hidden Ability Cacophony Hidden Ability Cacophony Cacophony
Gender ratio Unknown 50% male, 50% female	Catch rate 255 (43.9%)
Breeding Egg Group Field Hatch time 15 cycles
Height 1'04" 0.4 m Bunnelby 0'0" 0 m {{{form2}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form3}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form4}}}	Weight 11.0 lbs. 5.0 kg Bunnelby 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form2}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form3}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form4}}}
Mega Stone [[|]] [[|]]
Base experience yield Unknown Gen. IV Unknown IV 47	Leveling rate Medium Fast
EV yield Total: 1 Bunnelby 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 1 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed
Shape	Footprint {{{form2}}}
Pokédex color   Brown	Base friendship 70
External Links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Bunnelby (Japanese: ホルビー Horubee) is a Normal-type Pokémon introduced in Generation VI.

It evolves into Diggersby starting at level 20.

Biology

Bunnelby is a small, gray, rabbit-like Pokémon. The tips of its large ears are dark brown and have three finger-like sections each. It has black eyes, a small pink nose, prominent round cheeks, two tiny whiskers on each cheek, and large upper incisors. Its neck is surrounded by a ruff of stiff, brown fur. There are small brown spots on its hind legs and it has brown toes. It also has a fluffy gray tail.

Bunnelby's hand-like ears are strong enough to shovel dirt and chop tree roots. It can dig a nest up to 33 feet in just one night. Bunnelby is very sensitive when it comes to danger. Corviknight is a natural predator of Bunnelby. Should it hear Corviknight's flapping, it will quickly dig a hole to hide underground.

Evolution

Bunnelby evolves into Diggersby.

(For specifics on this Pokémon's Evolution in the games, refer to Game data→Evolution data.)

Unevolved  Normal

→

First Evolution Diggersby  Normal  Ground

Game data

NPC appearances

• Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon: Bunnelby is in charge of underground explorations in the Expedition Society.

Pokédex entries

Game locations

In side games

Stats

Base stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

Bunnelby is available in Sword and Shield.

By leveling up

By TM/TR

Generation VIII Other generations: VI - VII - IX

TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  TM15 TM15 Dig Ground Physical 08080 100}}100% 10 TM21 TM21 Rest Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM22 TM22 Rock Slide Rock Physical 07575 090}}90% 10 TM23 TM23 Thief Dark Physical 06060 100}}100% 25 TM24 TM24 Snore Normal Special 05050 100}}100% 15 TM25 TM25 Protect Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM31 TM31 Attract Normal Status 0000— 100}}100% 15 TM32 TM32 Sandstorm Rock Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM39 TM39 Facade Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM43 TM43 Brick Break Fighting Physical 07575 100}}100% 15 TM48 TM48 Rock Tomb Rock Physical 06060 095}}95% 15 TM52 TM52 Bounce Flying Physical 08585 085}}85% 5 TM53 TM53 Mud Shot Ground Special 05555 095}}95% 15 TM56 TM56 U-turn Bug Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM57 TM57 Payback Dark Physical 05050 100}}100% 10 TM59 TM59 Fling Dark Physical 0000— 100}}100% 10 TM76 TM76 Round Normal Special 06060 100}}100% 15 TM81 TM81 Bulldoze Ground Physical 06060 100}}100% 20 TR00 TR00 Swords Dance Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TR04 TR04 Surf Water Special 09090 100}}100% 15 TR10 TR10 Earthquake Ground Physical 100100 100}}100% 10 TR12 TR12 Agility Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 30 TR20 TR20 Substitute Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TR22 TR22 Sludge Bomb Poison Special 09090 100}}100% 10 TR23 TR23 Spikes Ground Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TR26 TR26 Endure Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TR27 TR27 Sleep Talk Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TR31 TR31 Iron Tail Steel Physical 100100 075}}75% 15 TR48 TR48 Bulk Up Fighting Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TR74 TR74 Iron Head Steel Physical 08080 100}}100% 15 TR75 TR75 Stone Edge Rock Physical 100100 080}}80% 5 TR77 TR77 Grass Knot Grass Special 0000— 100}}100% 20 TR85 TR85 Work Up Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 30 TR86 TR86 Wild Charge Electric Physical 09090 100}}100% 15

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Bunnelby Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Bunnelby Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations

By breeding

Generation VIII Other generations: VI - VII - IX

Parent   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  Defense Curl Normal Status — —% 40 Rollout Rock Physical 30 90% 20

Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Bunnelby in Generation VIII Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation. Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Bunnelby in that game. Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Bunnelby Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Bunnelby Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Egg moves from other generations

By tutoring

By transfer from another generation

TCG-only moves

Side game data

Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon Body size: Standard (1 tile) How to Recruit: Complete the epilogue story Connected to: Archen, Swirlix Connection Orb Set: 5 Phrases Normal I'll give it my all! I can dig holes. Think that might come in handy during an adventure? Low HP (< 50%) This is an uphill struggle, but I won't quit, because I belong to the Expedition Society!

Pokémon Rumble Rush Walking Speed: 2.08 seconds Base HP: 44 Base Attack: 63 Base Defense: 44 Base Speed: 60

Pokémon Battle Trozei Normal Attack Power: ★★★★★

Pokémon Shuffle Normal Attack Power: 30 - 85 5 #545 Cloud Clear Clears away one black-cloud disruption without fail.

Pokémon GO Base HP: 116 Base Attack: 68 Base Defense: 72 Egg Distance: 2 km Buddy Distance: 1 km Evolution Requirement: 50 Fast Attacks: Mud-Slap, Quick Attack Charged Attacks: Dig, Bulldoze, Earthquake, Frustration, Return

New Pokémon Snap Photodex entry #032 If you see any holes in the ground at the research camp, you can bet Bunnelby dug them. Its huge shovel-like ears let it dig a tremendous amount of soil in one go.

Evolution data

Unevolved  Normal

Level 20 →

First Evolution Diggersby  Normal  Ground

Sprites

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VI.
Generation VI X Y Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire Front Back Front Back
Generation VII Sun Moon Ultra Sun Ultra Moon Front Back Front Back
Generation VIII Sword Shield
This Pokémon is unavailable in Generation IX.
Cross-Generation HOME

For other sprites and images, please see Bunnelby images on the Bulbagarden Archives.

In animation

Major appearances

Clemont's Bunnelby

Bunnelby debuted in Kalos, Where Dreams and Adventures Begin!, under the ownership of Clemont. In A Trip Down Memory Train!, he was revealed to have caught him after saving him from a wild Diggersby. In The Future is Now, Thanks to Strategy!, he was revealed to have evolved into a Diggersby.

Other

In Sword and Shield, Slumbering Weald!, Goh caught a Bunnelby that had stolen one of his scones in Galar. It has since then made further appearances in Pokémon Journeys: The Series.

Minor appearances

A Trainer's Bunnelby appeared in Climbing the Walls!.

A Bunnelby appeared in a flashback or a fantasy in The Forest Champion!.

A wild Bunnelby appeared in Till We Compete Again!

Two Trainers' Bunnelby appeared in The Legend of X, Y, and Z!, with one of them appearing during a flashback.

Three Bunnelby appeared in Mind-Boggling Dynamax!, with two under the ownership of different Trainers and the third being wild. The Trainers' Bunnelby were seen on the train heading to the Wild Area, while the wild one was among the Pokémon seen in the Wild Area.

A Trainer's Bunnelby appeared in The Sinnoh Iceberg Race!.

In Crowning the Chow Crusher!, a Trainer's Bunnelby competed in the Pokémon Grand Eating Contest.

A Trainer's Bunnelby appeared in Food Fit for a Kingambit!.

Pokédex entries

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Bunnelby debuted in X-actly What They Wanted, where it was seen running with its Trainer from the battle between Xerneas and Yveltal.

In Sylveon Enchants, a Bunnelby was with a female Rising Star at the Mini-game Corner.

A Bunnelby appeared in Zygarde Agitated.

In Zap!! A Rising Beam of Light, multiple wild Bunnelby were in the Wild Area.

In the TCG

Main article: Bunnelby (TCG)

Trivia

Origin

Bunnelby seems to be based on a rabbit. Its ability to use its ears as digging tools to excavate through earth and roots may be a reference to trowels or shovels.

Name origin

Bunnelby may be a combination of bunny and tunnel. It may also involve wallaby.

Horubee may be a combination of 掘る horu (to dig) or hole, rabbit, and possibly wallaby.

In other languages

Language Title Meaning Japanese ホルビー Horubee From 掘る horu, hole, rabbit, and possibly wallaby French Sapereau From saper and lapereau Spanish Bunnelby Same as English name German Scoppel From scoop and hoppeln Italian Bunnelby Same as English name Korean 파르빗 Parbit From 파다 pada and rabbit Mandarin Chinese 掘掘兔 Juéjuétù From 掘 jué and 兔 tù Cantonese Chinese 掘掘兔 Gwahtgwahttou From 掘 gwaht and 兔 tou

More languages Hindi डिगिबिट Diggybit From dig and rabbit Russian Баннелби Bannelbi Transcription of English name Thai โฮรุบี Horubi Transcription of Japanese name

Related articles

• Clemont's Bunnelby
• Expedition Society

External links

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